China’s Master lin dan six-times All-England champion still commands respect

Based on his current form, it sounds like a far off chance - however one factor is of course, the previous world No. one singles player still commands respect from his peers and it'll be no completely different once he begins his campaign at the Birmingham Arena on Wednesday.

The 36-year-old lin Dan, WHO last won a global title at the Malaysian Open in April that was his solely title last year, takes on Kunlavut Vitidsarn of PRINCESS SIRIVANNAVARI THAILAND MASTERS 2020 within the opening game in Birmingham.

If he wins, he faces associate Chen Long within the second round.


If the two-time Olympic champion goes on to drag off a surprise by beating Chen Long, he might play one in every of these players - Malaysia’s No. one Lee Zii Jia, Jonatan christie of Indonesia, Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand, China’s Lu Guangzu - within the quarter-finals.

Although world No. twenty one lin Dan’s kind has been volute down, Malaysia’s coaching director Wong Choong Hann aforesaid the five-time world champion continues to be a task model for others.

“Lin Dan has not been winning titles like before however he has not given up - he keeps fighting. Others ought to emulate his perspective, ” aforesaid Choong Hann.

In fact, this year, lin Dan has lost within the 1st round of all the Masters tournaments in PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2020, DAIHATSU INDONESIA MASTERS 2020 and PRINCESS SIRIVANNAVARI THAILAND MASTERS 2020 in January.

“Every player still appearance forward to playing against him... there's abundant respect for him, ” aforesaid Choong Hann.



“Something remains keeping him going - and that i guess, that’s an equivalent motivation that different coaches hope to examine in their players.

Lin Dan is that the solely player out of 4 legends still active in badminton because the others - Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, Peter-Gade Christensen of Kingdom of Denmark and Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat - have left the scene at different seasons for various reasons.

Choong Hann has not seen another set of dominant four players like within the era of lin Dan, Chong Wei, Peter and Taufik - though he aforesaid some have been attempting to determine themselves because the leading pack within the men’s singles.

He singled out two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan, Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan, Anthony Ginting of Republic of Indonesia, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark; and China’s Chen Long and Shi Yuqi.

Defending champion Momota had to skip the All-England this year as he's presently on a long break to get over a road crash simply a day when winning the Malaysian Masters in January.

“We’ve not seen a dominant foursome as lin Dan, Chong Wei, Peter and Taufik however many players of this era are getting a lot of consistent and dominant, ” aforesaid Choong Hann.

“Tien-chen and Anthony have raised the bar higher. It’ll be a noteworthy battle at the All-England this returning week, ” further Choong Hann, WHO additionally hopes to examine Malaysia’s sole men’s singles representative Zii Jia stepping up too.

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No plans to alter Tokyo qualification period due to coronavirus: BWF Olympic qualification

NEW DELHI: The novel coronavirus natural event may need destroyed havoc on Olympic qualifying events however badminton's world body on weekday aforesaid it's presently no "plans to form any adjustments" to the rules associated with the Tokio Games qualification period.
Concerns over the fast unfold of the deadly virus forced the postponement of the four Olympic qualifying events to this point -- Lingshui China Masters (February twenty five to March 1), Vietnam International Challenge (24-29 March 24-29) and German Open (March 3 to 8) and Polish Open (March 26-29).

Many high players like two-time Olympic champion lin Dan, London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and Rio Olympic Games quarterfinalist Kidambi Srikanth are athletics against time to book their price ticket to Tokyo.

The postponement of those qualifying tournaments can any dent their possibilities as they have a fast arise the rankings to qualify for the Games.
However, badminton World Federation aforesaid it'll not be "appropriate" to create any changes to the Olympic qualification schedule.

"With specific regard to Olympic Qualification, BWF isn't at this point reaching to make any changes to the rules associated with the Olympic Qualification period," the globe body said in a very statement.


"Any modification to the present Olympic qualification rules can have an effect on completely different players each absolutely or negatively, and with the current level of postponement and cancellation, BWF doesn't believe that creating changes is acceptable."

The deadly coronavirus, that originated in Wuhan, China, has to this point killed getting ready to 3000 individuals and infected nearly 80,000 globally.

BWF aforesaid it's aware that a number of the affected events were a part of players' plans for Olympic qualification however the natural event of the unwellness isn't in anyone's management.

"It is unfortunate that some tournaments are delayed or off and BWF appreciates that these tournaments have been a part of players' plans to hunt qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and alternative tournaments wherever qualification is needed (such because the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals)," he aforesaid.



"The postponement or cancellation of tournaments isn't among the management of hosts, BWF or the badminton community, however is caused by in progress developments as a results of COVID-19 in numerous areas of the globe and selections are going to be taken supported data provided by public health authorities."

The world body aforesaid it's watching the case and as of currently different events can go as per schedule.

"All alternative tournaments on the BWF calendar among the Olympic qualification period are regular to run," it aforesaid.

"BWF and also the hosts are closely observation the case in countries wherever regular tournaments are hosted and can inform the badminton community instantly if the status of those tournaments modification."